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3rd July 2005, a Sunday full day trip to Holehird Gardens at Windermere, Cumbria were we left Ilkley for a day blessed by wonderful weather, not too bright, not too hot, in fact, like the gardens themselves, just right!

On Saturday 21st May 2005, a coach load of mainly girlish gardeners set off from Ilkley to visit the garden of George Smith, MBE, in Heslington on the outskirts of York. It's easy to find when you know how, which our driver didn't - you go to the far side of the University Campus, turn into Heslington Village and stop outside the Delamere Arms. The garden of almost three acres surrounds the 18th century manor house next door and is a mature and well thought out gardener's paradise...

Our trip to Bodnant left Ilkley in wet conditions (to say the least) but once we crossed the border into Wales, the skies started to clear and by the time we arrived at the entrance to the gardens, the sun had been shining long enough to dry everywhere and everything up. The gardens were as beautiful and wonderful as we had been led to expect and we all enjoyed our visit to an incredible garden. The maintence of the grounds was marvelous when you consider just how big the place is and although...